Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-11
BRoCKWAY County, Mich, AUGUST

is up ana enclosed.
Mrs. G. :. Ney visited with her par
ents and other friends in Port lluroi
last week.
We notice by the Minden City Post
| Reporter that Clint llaviland has been
very sick again.
Chauncy Kelley has returned from tn,
north country where he has been work
ing for some time past.
4 new advertisement Of the Lapeel
County Bank, Of INLAY City, will bt
found III this issue. Read it.
Rev. Mr.. Traver occupied the pulpit
in the NJ. i. church last Sunday morn
ing and preached a very able sermon.
jim Welch has pair of bantams. q
present to him from lady at Lansing
weighing Il pounds. Rather a small
pair.
Rollins & IIisey have secured the ser.
vices of a butcher from Lexington in
order to meet their ever increasing
business.
The boys who INDUCED in the row in
town last Saturday night did not relish
paying the $40 apiece. That was not
so much sport.
The plate glass for Holden Bros
store arrived on Saturday last and was
Immediately placed in position The
front looks much better now.
Quarterly meeting at the NJ. p.
church last Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. j. NJ. Crandall assisted by Rev.
Mr.. Traver conducted the services.
The man who can pass the warning
notice. paint without testing the
matter with his finger to see if it is dry,
has sufficient will-pOwer to give up
drinking.
Miss Eva Bradbeer, of Fort Gratiot,
who has been visiting with her grand
parents. Nh. and Mrs. ID. VI. Church Of
the American House, returned home
on Monday.
Harvey Tappan, of Columbus. who
has Just completed his course ut Ann
Arbor, will practice law at some point
i'm st. Clair county, but just where he
has not yet decided.
Friday afternoon and evening last
causing a great many to complain of
sore eyes. The light fall of rain Friday
night cleared away the smoke.
Persons running traction engines
along the public highway should not
forget that we have a new law with
reference thereto, requiring them TO
send man ahead to give notice of
their coming.
The young ladies of the VI. T.. church
wish to thank Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe for
the use of their lawn on the evening of
the social AT Rev. Kings, also for the
service they rendered during the even
ing. by order of Com.
The Pt. Huron Daily Times referring
to Bert Dutiie, who is a member of Co.
T.. styles him thus: Adam Forepaugh
Dutlie was the best looking man in
the company 1t is nickels to cents he
will weigh less when he returns"
VIII. Ballentine, of Brockway. is 56
years old. but he would readily pass for
man fifteen years younger. Last
week his son, II. :. Ballentine, of this
city, presented him with beautiful
gold-headed cane suitably engraved. -
Pt. Huron Sunday Herald.
4 Port Huron dealer in fancy goods
put an ambitious young pup in his
store as a watch dog. Damage in one
night $50 That noble animal, the dog,
is mans most unselfsh friend. Any
one who wants friend can buy that
one cheap.-Evening Journal.
While RObt. Menery Sr. wife and
mother were out driving last Thursday
afternoon and were about to cross the
bridge going to the fair grounds. the
horse became frightened at some cattle
under the bridge and backed down the
embankment endangering the lives of
the occupants of the buggy. AS luck
had it no one was injured. The buggy
top was slightly damaged.
Miss Emma Niggeman and Mr.. Otho
Hyde were married on Wednesday last
at a. m., at the church of the Good
Shepherd. by Rev. j. w. Armstrong
The happy couple left on Thursday
morning for trip to Sault Ste. Marie.
to spend their honeymoon. The jeff
extends congratulations: ons:-Sanilac JEFF
fersonian' Mr.. and Mrs. &. III. Nigge-
man of this place attended the we'd
ding.
The forthcoming annual report of
Great Record Keeper Boynton,
which is now in press. shows that
are there 1928 Knights of the Maccabees
in Michigan. an increase of nearly 1000
over one year ago. During the year is
new tents have been organized, making
a grand total of 16S tents in the state.
The death rate has been four to every
1000. and the average age of members
is fraction over 30 years. The mini
mum Death rate, according to insur-
ance statistics is six to the 1000. or
two more than i'll the X. o. II. NJ. dur
ing every year of its existence.
The corn and potato crops are suffer-
ing very severely from the high temper
ature and absence of rain, and reports
from all sections of the state show that
corn is curling up and that potatoes
will not yield a two-thirds crop if the
present conditions of the weather does
not change, and heavy rains fall. The
pastures are. all dried up and burned
with the heat, The report from Gan
ges, Allegan Co., states that peaches in
some localities in that county are shriv-
cling and dropping from the trees
Oceapa county reports that apples and
pears aue large crop.
On Wednesday afternoon of last
week house on the Almont road
about five miles north of Romeo, oc-
cupied by Mrs. Flora Gregory, was en-
tered for the purpose of robbery during
the latter's absence. The robber was
undoubtedly tramp, in search of mon
ey or valuables. lie broke open two
trunks and ransacked their contents,
but failed to find anything of value
After filling up with cold vituals he
took wooden shawl andlan accordion
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